Windows Weekly 651

Windows 7, we had a good run

•  Microsoft will push a full-screen EOL warning to Windows 7 users in January
•  Windows 7's Security Essentials AV software is going away after January 14, too
•  Have our expectations changed about the impact the EOL will have on Windows 10 adoption?

Hell freezes over

•  Microsoft Teams is available on Linux. No, it's not April 1st.
•  MS says other Office apps on the way
•  The Way Back Machine: Paul had a 1999 scoop about Microsoft Office on Linux

Windows 10

•  20H1 isn't quite done yet, but Microsoft keeps releasing new builds with no functional changes. - Another one last Friday too
•  Your Phone now supports digital pens
•  Collections goes live in Microsoft Edge Canary and Dev

Hardware

•  Microsoft patent application brings digital pen writing surface to Surface Book wrist rest
•  Four more games come to Project xCloud

Mobile + Web

•  Office Mobile apps on iOS and Android are getting a makeover
•  Office apps for Windows Mobile EOL in January 2021 - But what about on Windows 10 for PCs?
•  Wunderlist is finally getting shut down
•  New Slack design looks a little familiar
•  Sticky Notes is coming to the web (via Outlook)

Xbox + Games

•  Cross play FINALLY comes to Minecraft on PS4
•  Gears 5 Operation 2 is out
•  Halo: MCC off to a big start on PC

Tips and picks

•  Tip of the week: Check out the MSDN/TechNet archives
•  Plus: Thanks to a Thurrott Premium promotion, I will update the Windows 10 Field Guide through the end of 2020
•  Plus: Take the 2020 Thurrott.com reader survey
•  App pick of the week: Outlook mobile
•  Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 Human Resources
•  Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Campaign Views
•  Beer pick of the week: The Chai Life

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Links

• Microsoft is ready to push a full-screen warning to Windows 7 users who are still running the OS after January 14.
• Microsoft to end updates to Windows 7's free AV software, Security Essentials
• Microsoft Teams becomes first Office app available for Linux. What's next?
• Microsoft Releases Yet Another Near-Final 20H1 Build
• Microsoft Releases Another Near-Final 20H1 Build
• Your Phone Gets Pen Support in Windows 10
• Collections is Live in Edge Canary and Dev
• Microsoft Patent Suggests Surface Book (and Pro?) Changes
• Microsoft is giving its Office for iOS and Android apps a makeover
• Microsoft to end support of its touch-first Office Mobile apps in January 2021
• Microsoft to shut down its Wunderlist to-do app in May 2020
• Slack Testing New Mobile App Design Inspired by Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Is Bringing Sticky Notes to Outlook on the Web
• Minecraft Cross-Play is Coming to PlayStation 4
• Microsoft Adds 4 More Games to Project xCloud
• Microsoft Releases Big Multiplayer Update for Gears 5
• Halo Fans New and Old Propel The Master Chief Collection to Blockbuster Launch on PC
• Archived Content
• Windows 10 Field Guide is Now Free for Premium Members
• Take Our Reader Survey for a Chance to Win a $250 Amazon Gift Card
• Outlook Introduces In-App Do Not Disturb Mode on IOS
• Microsoft is dropping some of its Dynamics 365 HR apps in favor of LinkedIn alternative
• Microsoft to help Office 365 customers track entire phishing campaigns, not just lone emails
• The Chai Life